Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 11, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0
Miller rf 4 1 1 1
Wynn cf 4 1 1 2
Blefary 1b 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 1 2 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Geiger lf 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 2 0
Dierker p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 4 1 1 1
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Garrett 2b 3 0 1 0
Jones lf 3 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Gaspar ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Houston 000 400 000460
New York 000 001 000152
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (5-3) 9.0 5 1 1 5 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (1-5) 6.0 4 4 2 2 3
  Jackson   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Taylor   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
3
7

  E–Garrett 2 (3).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  2B–Houston Menke (4,off Cardwell).  HR–Houston Wynn (7,4th inning off Cardwell 1 on, 0 out), New York Agee (4,6th inning off Dierker 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Edwards (5,by Cardwell).  HBP–Cardwell (1,by Dierker).  SB–Morgan (10,2nd base off Cardwell/Grote).  WP–Dierker (2).  HBP–Dierker (1,Cardwell).  IBB–Cardwell (4,Edwards).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:18.
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